''You Kiss Like a God'' ( cs, Líbáš jako Bůh) is a 2009 Czech comedy film directed by

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. Upon its release, it became the most watched film in Czech theatres.

Plot

Helena Altmanová ( Kamila Magálová), a high school teacher, lives in an apartment with her ex-husband Karel ( Jiří Bartoška), a successful writer, even after being divorced. Their extended family lives with them as well, including their son Adam ( Roman Vojtek), his wife Bela (

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), their sons Bastík (Filip Antonio) and Max, Helen's sister Kristýna (Nela Boudová), a widow with three children, and the matriarch of the family, Alžběta ( Jaroslava Adamová), still vital even in her 70s. Helena has little time left for her own life, what with everything going on around her. One day, she meets a man named František ( Oldřich Kaiser), a doctor with whom she quickly falls in love. František, however, is "kinda married", and his wife Bohunka (

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) does not share his ideas about an open relationship. A series of humorous events transpires as the story progresses.

Cast and characters

* Kamila Magálová as Helena * Jiří Bartoška as Karel *

as Bohunka * Oldřich Kaiser as František * Nela Boudová as Kristýna * Roman Vojtek as Adam *

as Bela * Jaroslava Adamová as Alžběta * Arnošt Lustig as Arnošt * Filip Antonio as Bastík

External links

* 2009 comedy films 2009 films 2000s Czech-language films Films directed by Marie Poledňáková Czech comedy films 2000s Czech films {{2000s-CzechRepublic-film-stub